Using SiteManager's File Manager

Our SiteManager provides a convenient way to upload and manage files
on your account. You can upload files, edit text files, manage access control,
create archives and a lot more! Like every other part of SiteManager, file
manager is web based, you need to use a web browser to use it.

Managing Files on File Manager

To use file manager, you need to log on to SiteManager and then
go to File Manager menu. Under that menu there are the
list of your subdomains and various action menu on the right of them. To
manage your files on a subdomain, you browse it.

Note

Only regular subdomains can be browsed from file
manager.

Inside there is a tabular list of your files and directory under your
subdomain. From the leftmost column: the file or directory name along with
its icon and check box; file's UNIX attributes; size; last modified; and
various action such as rename or edit. Directory names are also clickable,
allowing you to navigate inside them.

On top of the page there are several menu:

Upload Files, this menu will take you to
the upload menu where you can upload up to ten files from your local computer.
The uploaded files will be stored on the current directory.

Create Directory, this function will, as
the name suggests, create a new directory. The new directory will be created
under the current directory.

Create File, this will create a new file
on the current directory. You will need to provide a filename and the content
for the file you want to create. The content could be anything as long as it is
text, such as HTML or Perl scripts.

On the bottom of the screen, there are some button. Those buttons will
act for the currently selected files and directories. For example
Cut will cut the currently selected files and
directories to the clipboard.

Cut. This will 'cut' the selected files
and directories to the clipboard.

Copy. This will copy the selected files
and directories to the clipboard.

Paste. This will paste the selected
clipboard objects to the current directory. You will need to select files
from the clipboard before using Paste.

Delete. This will, as the name suggests,
delete selected files and directories. Please be careful with this function,
as deleted files and directories are not recoverable.

Chmod. This will change the UNIX
permission for the selected files and directories.

Archive. This will create an archive file
with extension tar.gz on the current directory from the selected files
and directories.

Download. This will create a tar.gz
archive file out from selected files and directories, and prompt the user
to download it.

On the right hand side there are various actions for each files and
directories. The list of actions will be different for different kind of
files.

Rename. This will rename the file or
directory name.

Edit. This will only available for
text files, allowing you to edit them.

Visit. This will open a new browser
window, viewing the file just as viewed by visitors.

Extract. This will extract the contents
of archive file to the current directory. The currently supported files are:
tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.Z, gz, bz2, Z, and zip.

Tip

You can upload a lot of files easily by zipping them on your
computer, upload the zipped file, and then extract it using file
manager.

Clipboard Operation

Clipboard is useful for copying and moving files within your account.
It is similar to clipboard operations (cut, copy and paste) used by common
operating system software. There are three clipboard functions:

Cut. This will 'cut' the selected files
and directories to the clipboard.

Copy. This will copy the selected files
and directories to the clipboard.

Paste. This will paste the selected
clipboard objects to the current directory. You will need to select files
from the clipboard before using Paste.

To move files to a different directory, first you use 'cut' on files
you want to move, 'cut' will move the files from the original location to
the clipboard. Then you browse for desired destination directory, and
'paste' those files there.

Similarly, to copy files to another directory, you use 'copy' instead
of 'cut'.

Downloading the Whole Subdomain Contents

You can also download the whole contents of your subdomain, i.e.
for creating backups. To do that, go to File Manager
menu and then click on download for the subdomain
you want to download. The downloaded file will be in tar.gz format. You will
need a decompression tool that understands tar.gz format in order to open
in on your local computer.